NEWS

Priorities set for 2001

Illinois FIRST

school construction grants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FOR INFORMATION,
CALL(312) 814-3490 or (217) 782-4648

Chicago – One hundred and forty-five Illinois school districts
are in line for a share of the Illinois FIRST School Construction Funds allocated
to help fix or update dilapidated and aging schools.

The Illinois State Board of Education has released its annual priority rankings
for the Fiscal Year 2001 School Construction Program (SCP.) The 145 districts,
including Chicago filed 147 applications. The SCP is jointly administered
by the State Board and the Capital Development Board (CDB.)

The State Board determines the priority rankings based on the number of
inadequately housed students. The CDB then ensures each application meets
legal requirements, decides final funding levels and awards the grants to
qualifying districts.

Governor Ryan on July 26 announced funding for the four top-ranked districts
in this year’s second priority category: Cicero District 99,
Palatine-Schaumburg District 211, Naperville Community Unit District 203
and East St. Louis District 189. As a result, the remaining 133 districts
with projects in the second priority category automatically move up four
places on the current priority list.

Priority rankings reflect the districts’ need, based on the number of inadequately
housed students in each of six priority categories outlined in state law:

Priority 1: man-made or natural disasters

Priority 2: overcrowding due to population growth
and/or building age

Priority 3: school district reorganization/consolidation/annexation

Priority 4: severe continuing health/life safety
hazards

Priority 5: accessibility for qualified individuals
with disabilities

Priority 6: other unique solutions to facility needs.

As in past years, most of the requests – 137 – come under the second priority.
That is a sign of the poor condition of many of Illinois’ schools.

“We continue to see a significant need for infrastructure repairs and additional
space so that our students can have every opportunity to learn,” said State
Superintendent Glenn W. McGee.

The SCP as created in 1997 received $1.5 billion in state funds to be used
over five years. Of that, $1.1 billion came from the sale of state bonds
and $400 million from a new telecommunications
tax. The original funding was exhausted last year. Gov. George Ryan added
another $1 billion to the program from his Illinois FIRST initiative.

ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Official Priority Ranking

FY2001 School Construction Grant Entitlements

July 21, 2000

Priority 1: NATURAL OR MANMADE
DISASTERS

School District

County

Project Status*

Grant Index

Inadequately Housed Students

Priority Ranking

1

MONTMORENCY
C C SCH DIST 145

WHITESIDE

Y

0.708539

326

361.387

Priority 2: SHORTAGE OF CLASSROOMS
DUE TO POPULATION GROWTH OR TO REPLACE AGING BUILDINGS (FY2000
Projects and FY99Updates)

School District

County

Project Status*

Grant Index

Inadequately Housed Students

Priority Ranking

2

CICERO
SCHOOL DISTRICT 99

COOK

Y

0.750000

8289

5764.054

3

TOWNSHIP
H S DIST 211

COOK

Y

0.350000

3930

1242.750

4

NAPERVILLE C U DIST 203

DUPAGE

Y

0.350000

4769

1223.287

5

EAST ST LOUIS SCHOOL DIST 189

ST. CLAIR

Y

0.750000

2768

848.767

6

WOODLAND
C C SCHOOL DIST 50

LAKE

N

0.420555

2288

830.680

7

J S MORTON
H S DISTRICT 201

COOK

Y

0.595250

2137

732.911

8

BERWYN NORTH SCHOOL DIST 98

COOK

Y

0.750000

1335

692.126

9

ADLAI E
STEVENSON DIST 125

LAKE

Y

0.350000

1467

574.964

10

MASSAC
UNIT DISTRICT #1

MASSAC

Y

0.563685

969

555.927

11

PALATINE
C C SCHOOL DIST 15

COOK

Y

0.360852

2420

461.352

12

OTTAWA TWP H S DIST 140

LASALLE

Y

0.598364

821

429.873

13

ELMWOOD
PARK C U SCH
DIST 401

COOK

N

0.350000

1100

401.993

14

HARVARD
C U SCHOOL DIST 50

MCHENRY

N

0.350000

922

399.663

15

COLLINSVILLE C U SCH DIST 10

MADISON

N

0.362365

1458

358.839

16

ELMHURST SCHOOL DIST 205

DUPAGE

Y

0.350000

1536

342.523

17

ROCKFORD SCHOOL DIST 205

WINNEBAGO

N

0.350000

3035

338.275

18

LAKEZURICH C U SCH DIST 95

LAKE

N

0.350000

1405

325.317

19

EDWARDSVILLE
C U SCHOOL DIST 7

MADISON

N

0.350000

1441

318.968

20

IUKA COMM
CONS SCHOOL DIST 7

MARION

N

0.750000

320

312.195

21

NORTH PALOS
SCHOOL DIST 117

COOK

Y

0.385514

869

310.383

22

OBLONG
C U SCHOOL DIST 4

CRAWFORD

N

0.620752

484

293.554

23

STREATOR
TWP H S DIST 40

LASALLE

N

0.750000

532

287.919

24

VIRDEN
COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 4

MACOUPIN

N

0.537799

281

281.000

25

STARKCOUNTYC U SCH DIST 100

STARK

N

0.350000

279

262.091

26

MCHENRY
COMM H S DIST 156

MCHENRY

N

0.397245

705

240.807

27

GENOAKINGSTON C U S DIST 424

DEKALB

N

0.350000

579

221.135

28

DECATURSCHOOL DISTRICT 61

MACON

Y

0.454535

2054

219.262

29

CLAYCITY COMM UNIT DIST 10

CLAY

Y

0.590145

273

212.333

30

GLENBARD
TWP H S DIST 87

DUPAGE

Y

0.350000

1309

207.972

31

LADD COMM
CONS SCHOOL DIST 94

BUREAU

N

0.710322

201

202.005

32

WILMINGTON C U SCH DIST 209U

WILL

N

0.350000

157

194.486

33

DEERFIELD SCHOOL DIST 109

LAKE

Y

0.350000

739

178.296

34

LINCOLN ELEM SCHOOL DIST 27

LOGAN

N

0.734513

475

178.078

35

GRIGGSVILLE-PERRY
C U SCH DIST 4

PIKE

Y

0.539987

298

174.811

36

MATTOON C U SCHOOL DIST 2

COLES

N

0.350000

635

168.925

37

MIDLOTHIAN SCHOOL DIST 143

COOK

Y

0.731909

556

168.375

38

EDGARCOUNTYC U DIST 6

EDGAR

Y

0.350000

157

167.680

39

NORTH SHORESD 112

LAKE

Y

0.350000

843

163.631

40

NORTHFIELD TWP HIGH SCH DIST 225

COOK

Y

0.350000

835

160.836

41

COMM UNIT
SCH DIST 3 FULTON CTY

FULTON

N

0.596483

254

145.634

42

OAKLAND C U SCHOOL DIST 5

COLES

N

0.476765

143

143.000

43

CERRO
GORDO C U SCHOOL
DIST 100

PIATT

N

0.352588

247

138.657

44

WESCLINCUSCHOOL DISTRICT 3

CLINTON

N

0.519578

438

138.416

45

BEARDSTOWN
C U SCH DIST 15

CASS

N

0.678562

423

135.964

46

FISHER
C U SCHOOL
DISTRICT 1

CHAMPAIGN

N

0.350000

241

133.520

47

VIRGINIA
C U SCH DIST 64

CASS

N

0.455921

235

127.836

48

OSWEGO COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 308

KENDALL

Y

0.350000

758

127.738

49

HUNTLEY
CONS SCHOOL DIST 158

MCHENRY

N

0.350000

502

122.332

50

MUNDELEIN ELEM SCHOOL DIST 75

LAKE

Y

0.583703

526

120.609

51

MARION
COMM UNIT SCH DIST 2

WILLIAMSON

Y

0.350000

681

120.270

52

FIELDCREST
CUSD #6

WOODFORD

N

0.350000

336

119.720

53

BELVIDERE C U SCH DIST 100

BOONE

N

0.350000

365

117.546

54

PEARLCITY C U SCH DIST 200

STEPHENSON

Y

0.496317

256

116.405

55

CARROLLTON C U SCHOOL DIST 1

GREENE

N

0.471051

232

114.519

56

ANTIOCH COMM HIGH SCH DIST 117

LAKE

N

0.364092

481

110.858

57

LA GRANGE
SCHOOL DIST 102

COOK

N

0.430117

529

108.845

58

HOMEWOODSCHOOL DISTRICT 153

COOK

Y

0.691866

482

104.462

59

MAROA FORSYTH
C U SCH DIST 2

MACON

N

0.350000

324

102.017

60

DUPO COMM
UNIT SCH DISTRICT 196

ST. CLAIR

N

0.680038

188

101.563

61

WARREN COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 205

JODAVIESS

N

0.384733

234

97.085

62

BELLWOOD SCHOOL DIST 88

COOK

Y

0.660787

535

90.263

63

JERSEY C U SCH DIST 100

JERSEY

N

0.514443

537

89.444

64

JERSEY C U SCH DIST 100

JERSEY

N

0.514443

537

89.444

65

WINNETKA SCHOOL DIST 36

COOK

Y

0.350000

417

88.358

66

FORRESTVILLEVALLEY C U S D 221

OGLE

Y

0.372521

259

83.227

67

NEW HOPE
C C SCHOOL DIST 6

WAYNE

Y

0.750000

121

73.205

68

BROOKWOOD
SCHOOL DIST 167

COOK

Y

0.660290

300

69.713

69

DEER CREEK-MACKINAW
CUSD 701

TAZEWELL

N

0.430706

214

68.149

70

HINSDALE C C SCHOOL
DIST 181

DUPAGE

Y

0.350000

485

66.655

71

ST ELMO
C U SCHOOL DIST 202

FAYETTE

N

0.606608

158

65.351

72

SPRINGVALLEY C C SCH
DIST 99

BUREAU

N

0.750000

214

64.684

73

GLENVIEW C C SCHOOL
DIST 34

COOK

N

0.350000

492

63.937

74

WARRENSBURG-LATHAM
C U DIST 11

MACON

N

0.350000

232

63.848

75

CARLYLE
C U SCHOOL
DISTRICT 1

CLINTON

N

0.500821

301

62.141

76

MARENGO
COMM HS DIST 154

MCHENRY

N

0.374754

202

61.544

77

IROQUOIS
CO C U SCHOOL DIST 9

IROQUOIS

N

0.538182

266

60.710

78

LIBERTYVILLE SCHOOL DIST 70

LAKE

Y

0.350000

398

60.184

79

OAKWOOD
COMM UNIT DIST #76

VERMILION

Y

0.540539

223

59.770

80

SUMMIT SCHOOL DIST 104

COOK

Y

0.438102

309

59.601

81

BROWNCOUNTYC U SCH DIST 1

BROWN

N

0.475040

177

58.450

82

POSEN-ROBBINS
EL SCH DIST 143-5

COOK

N

0.750000

296

57.340

83

MATTESON
ELEM SCHOOL DIST 162

COOK

Y

0.555606

378

54.871

84

KIRBY SCHOOL
DIST 140

COOK

Y

0.711602

499

52.565

85

FOX LAKE GRADE SCHOOL DIST 114

LAKE

N

0.350000

208

51.200

86

STAUNTON COMM UNIT SCH DIST 6

MACOUPIN

Y

0.622999

236

47.931

87

WOLF BRANCH
SCH DIST 113

ST. CLAIR

N

0.736517

211

47.162

88

ATWOOD HAMMOND C U SCH DIST 39

PIATT

N

0.350000

142

41.747

89

ST ANNE
COMM H S DIST 302

KANKAKEE

Y

0.742184

99

41.706

90

UNITYPOINTCC SCHOOL
DIST 140

JACKSON

N

0.750000

160

35.165

91

HEYWORTH
C U SCH DIST 4

MCLEAN

Y

0.350000

146

34.717

92

KANKAKEE SCHOOL DIST 111

KANKAKEE

Y

0.525494

426

30.890

93

NIPPERSINKSCHOOL DISTRICT 2

MCHENRY

Y

0.551750

207

29.571

94

IL VALLEY
CENTRAL UNIT DIST 321

PEORIA

Y

0.350000

206

28.366

95

SOUTH CENTRAL COMM UNIT DIST 401

MARION

N

0.635131

153

27.540

96

LEECENTER C U SCHOOL DIST 271

LEE

N

0.350000

114

27.245

97

WILLIAMSVILLE
C U SCHOOL DIST 15

SANGAMON

N

0.454393

154

26.737

98

PECATONICA
C U SCH DIST 321

WINNEBAGO

N

0.387517

115

25.931

99

WARSAW
COMM UNIT SCH DISTRICT 316

HANCOCK

N

0.620521

122

25.930

100

COMMUNITY
UNIT SCH DIST 2

LASALLE

N

0.350000

117

23.521

101

FOX RIVER
GROVE CONS S D 3

MCHENRY

Y

0.582130

125

23.461

102

JONESBORO C C SCHOOL
DIST 43

UNION

Y

0.750000

102

21.720

103

JOLIET PUBLIC SCH DIST 86

WILL

N

0.721850

436

20.739

104

SOUTH
BELOIT C
U SCH DIST 320

WINNEBAGO

N

0.410322

119

18.633

105

EAST MOLINESCHOOL DISTRICT 37

ROCKISLAND

Y

0.693648

215

17.827

106

SMITHTON
C C SCHOOL DIST 130

ST. CLAIR

N

0.723108

77

16.068

107

LAGRANGE
HIGHLANDS SCH DIST 106

COOK

N

0.350000

114

15.042

108

NORTH BOONE
C U SCH DIST 200

BOONE

N

0.350000

128

12.770

109

CHANNAHONSCHOOL DISTRICT 17

WILL

N

0.350000

132

12.599

110

OREGON C U SCHOOL DIST-220

OGLE

N

0.350000

88

11.769

111

MONTMORENCY
C C SCH DIST 145

WHITESIDE

Y

0.708539

57

10.217

112

SILVISSCHOOL DISTRICT 34

ROCKISLAND

N

0.750000

83

9.758

113

HONONEGAH
COMM H S DIST 207

WINNEBAGO

N

0.653861

119

8.725

114

MAERCKERSCHOOL DISTRICT 60

DUPAGE

N

0.350000

102

8.212

115

ORION COMM
UNIT SCHOOL DIST 223

HENRY

N

0.365386

79

7.658

116

ALTON COMM UNIT SCHOOL DIST 11

MADISON

N

0.384193

123

7.184

117

MOKENA
SCHOOL DIST 159

WILL

Y

0.564082

115

6.042

118

RANTOULTOWNSHIP H S DIST 193

CHAMPAIGN

Y

0.694000

70

5.771

119

FAIRMONTSCHOOL DISTRICT 89

WILL

N

0.750000

46

5.704

120

FRANKFORT C C SCH
DIST 157C

WILL

Y

0.350000

89

5.411

121

FLORA COMM
UNIT SCH DIST 35

CLAY

N

0.646295

66

4.030

122

FREMONT SCHOOL DIST 79

LAKE

N

0.350000

64

2.827

123

DU QUOIN
C U SCHOOL
DISTRICT 300

PERRY

Y

0.684188

64

2.568

124

BETHALTO
C U SCHOOL DIST 8

MADISON

Y

0.629643

48

1.128

125

GEN GEO
PATTON SCHOOL DIST 133

COOK

Y

0.750000

26

1.032

126

RIVER TRAILS
SCHOOL DIST 26

COOK

Y

0.350000

41

0.939

127

BALL CHATHAM C U SCHOOL DIST 5

SANGAMON

Y

0.350000

47

0.810

128

RIDGELANDSCHOOL DISTRICT 122

COOK

Y

0.350000

38

0.679

129

STEELEVILLE
C U SCH DIST 138

RANDOLPH

N

0.446524

6

0.134

130

LINCOLNSHIRE-PRAIRIEVIEW
S D 103

LAKE

Y

0.350000

14

0.115

131

PRAIRIE
HILL C C SCH DIST 133

WINNEBAGO

Y

0.662903

6

0.082

132

GRANT COMM
CONS SCH DIST 110

ST. CLAIR

N

0.676774

8

0.079

133

O FALLON
C C SCHOOL DIST 90

ST. CLAIR

Y

0.689049

14

0.072

134

MEDINAHSCHOOL DISTRICT 11

DUPAGE

Y

0.350000

6

0.050

135

DUNLAP
C U SCHOOL DIST 323

PEORIA

Y

0.350000

5

0.017

136

BISMARCK HENNING C U SCHOOL DIST

VERMILION

N

0.000000

0

0.000

**

137

ARMSTRONG
TWP HS DIST 225

VERMILION

N

0.000000

0

0.000

**

138

POTOMAC C U SCH DIST 10

VERMILION

N

0.000000

0

0.000

**

** Pending
November referendum for establishment of cooperative High School

Priority 3: INTERDISTRICT
REORGANIZATION

School District

County

Project Status*

Grant Index

Inadequately Housed Students

Priority Ranking

No Applications

Priority 4: HEALTH OR LIFE
SAFETY HAZARD

School District

County

Project Status*

Grant Index

Inadequately Housed Students

Priority Ranking

139

SCHAUMBURG C C SCHOOL
DIST 54

COOK

Y

0.350000

2839

509.960

140

WAUKEGAN C U SCHOOL DIST 60

LAKE

Y

0.443814

1565

165.343

141

NORTH GREENE
UNIT SCHOOL DIST 3

GREENE

Y

0.589086

210

49.662

142

BELLE VALLEY
SCHOOL DIST 119

ST. CLAIR

Y

0.750000

44

2.008

143

RIVERTON
C U SCHOOL DIST 14

SANGAMON

Y

0.617272

19

0.870

Priority 5: ACCESSIBILITY
FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH HANDICAPS

School District

County

Project Status*

Grant Index

Inadequately Housed Students

Priority Ranking

144

ARLINGTON
HEIGHTS SCH
DIST 25

COOK

Y

0.350000

215

9.624

145

HILLSBORO COMM UNIT SCH DIST 3

MONTGOMERY

Y

0.482768

2

2.000

Priority 6: OTHER UNIQUE
SOLUTIONS

School District

County

Project Status*

Grant Index

Inadequately Housed Students

Priority Ranking

146

RED BUD
C U SCHOOL DIST 132

RANDOLPH

N

0.350000

12

0.233

* Project Status:

Y= Available funds
according to information provided by the Capital Development
Board

N= Planning Future
Referenda

City of Chicago Public Schools
District 299 is not included in the Priority Ranking List. City
of Chicago Public Schools
District receives 20% of the total grant awards.